It’s Time for a Change
Fall aka Autumn, is that period of time otherwise known as the calm before the “winter storm” so to speak. A time to rejoice for those of you who enjoy the brisk shift of weather from summer to fall. Where we embrace the shift from shorts and t-shirts, into comfy cozy sweatshirts, beautiful shawls or wraps. Where we get to shift our clothing from single layers to multi layers. It’s just a thing some of us freaking love about this time of year. Snuggly clothes, blankets on the couch, not to mention all things pumpkin spice. I know you either love it or hate it! Wherever you fall on the “all things pumpkin spice wagon”, you know one thing for sure it is a time of change. One thing is for sure, specifically about this time of year, and that is that nature knows when it is time to let go. Simply think of a tree at this time of year, first, they change colour and then they release their leaves.
Trees literally have zero problem in repeating the act every year. Sadly, we are the ones who have a problem hanging on to things too long. Why is it so difficult for us to let go?
We need to be more like the tree, she knows when to change the colour of her foliage and then when it is time to release her leaves. Have you ever wondered how they know? Well, it’s all about the temperature shift!
Imagine if we all paid as close attention to those subtle shifts in temperature (aka energy) in our own lives. We would be able to pick the perfect time to release and let go of stuff and sometimes even people who are no longer working for us. But unfortunately, we more often than not hang on to stuff and people long after we should. My goodness our memory banks in of themselves hold onto incredible amounts of information, but it’s those negative or sad traumatic memories that play on repeat loops, that are the hardest to let go of.
Imagine if you can for one second that trees did the same thing with their leaves. If they held onto their leaves out of fear of loss. In the depths of winter, the heavy burden of snow on those leaves would end up destroying and pulling the tree to the ground, it would ultimately end up snapping weaker limbs due to the extra weight. And if the snow didn’t cause the entire tree to fall completely over it would have no room for new growth because all the leaves that survived the winter freeze would not allow much room for new leaves to grow. So, the tree would be stuck in time. Not able to go forward and forced to stay the same year after year broken and tattered until all the other trees who knew to release their leaves around it grew to the point where even the sunshine was now a limited resource. This seems a ridiculous thought because we all know that trees shed their leaves, and almost if on cue with other trees around them.
But what is even more ridiculous, is that like the tree each and every one of us have difficulty from time to time letting go. It is imperative that we learn to release the old to embrace and even prepare for the new to come into our lives.
How many times have you personally had to walk away from a person or a situation that no longer served you only to discover a new path in your life? I can guarantee each of you reading this right now can imagine this, at the very least one time. But even more so, I bet you can imagine many times over where they held onto something or someone way longer than you should of.
The lesson here is to be ok with letting go. This time of year is probably the greatest reminder we have that everything is cyclical. We always find our way forward once we release our stuff. The challenge was never in where to go it was always in how to let go. So, taking the tree's wisdom into account and learning to release knowing that the spring will eventually dawn, and you like the phoenix will rise from the ashes and grow more beautiful and stronger than the previous year. Be the tree!
I am reminded of my Japanese Flowering Almond Tree. When I moved to my house this tree surprised me with a beautiful display of tiny pink carnation-type flowers covering every single branch. It was truly an incredible sight to see every spring. But what I didn’t know was that this tree was begging to be trimmed back after it flowered and if done right after the flowers died you would get an even more impressive display the next year. Not knowing this for the first 6 years I would prune it in the fall and again if the branches got a bit wild in the spring like my other shrubs and trees I would prune it then. All the while not knowing that it made no difference to the tree.
Until like some stroke of genius (Because I am not a master gardener) I decided after the flowers died to cut it right back that year and I witnessed more growth of this tree than all the years previous. Even more surprising was that the spring after the timely prune, the display of flowers was off the charts, unlike the previous years. I was so excited, so I called a friend who is a master gardener, and I was telling her about this, and she was the one who told me it was a Japanese Flowering Almond and that is exactly what you need to do to this tree every year to get it to fill in. And that is when it hit me that just like the tree, each of us has divine timing.
I became aware in that moment that we often expect others to be just like us or that we will all follow the same rules in life and this beautiful tree taught me that this simply was not the case. We all work differently but have the potential to produce the same results. But the one common bond is that we must let go in order to grow.
So, moving into this fall and as we approach winter, ask yourself what pruning you need to do in your own life in order to grow bigger, bolder, and more beautiful next year. I am reminded that as much as the pruning may feel drastic in the moment it is exactly what is called for in order to have the potential, we see in ourselves in the future.
Liz Throp, Certified Life Coach
Liz resides in St. Catharines, ON. with her husband Andrew, she has a daughter Stephanie and son-in-law Brandon, and two amazing grandchildren, Peyton and Warren, to whom she is known as "Amma". And her bonus kids Ian and Ally Throp.
At 18 she went on a journey of self-discovery and lived and traveled Europe until she was 25 and returned to Canada to raise her daughter Stephanie. Liz felt from a young age that she was different from others. She learned through time and experience how to control her gifts, and to really “tune in” to people’s vibrations, and began doing psychic medium readings.
Liz has been featured on Canadian television on "The Paranormal Show" numerous times as an expert and has also been showcased regularly on local radio stations Giant FM 91.7 & Country 89FM since 2015. Liz is the recipient of the Spiritual Excellence Halo Award for “Psychic’ for 2019 and 2022 along with a number of other industry awards during her career.
She is a Certified Life Coach. Co-founder of “Psychic Kids United Inc '' a resource for psychic kids and their parents. Co-founder of “The Psychic Associates' ' an education platform for those interested in developing their own gifts and support in business for all holistipreneurs. Founder of “The Awakening Ones' ' an education platform for those developing their intuition. Co-host of the podcast “The Psychic Jam” a podcast that inspires holistipreneurs to learn to listen to their inner voice.www.lizthrop.com
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